re: "Soft on crime" NYC has record safe month

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“In 1988, there were 1,896 murders in New York City. Last year we had 335,” O’Neill said. “We really can’t overstate how amazing that drop is.”

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I hate to piss on your party.

There has been a steady out migration from New York City of the demographic group most likely to commit violent crime that has persisted for the last 30 years or so.

The decrease in murders/violent crimes is because groups more likely to commit them have slowly and steadily been priced out of being able to live in NY City and have out migrated in large numbers.

They have taken their problems elsewhere.

It is ok to think sometimes, it won't hurt you.